The Promise of the Willows: A Novel (The Salinas Valley Saga)

By Jean Grant

Book Overview

Book One of The Salinas Valley Saga. From the farmers of the 1900s to the men and women of the 1990s, this series tells the story of a California family connected with the Salvation Army, devoted to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785281029
• ISBN13: 9780785281023
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Well Done

I was beginning to think there was no such thing as a good Christian romance novel until I read this book, and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. The novel is well-written with an interesting plot; in 1898 a struggling family moves from San Francisco to become farmers in the Salinas Valley. Once in the valley, they continue to struggle as they deal with drought. I thought the setting and the author's description of both San Francisco and the Salinas Valley were wonderful. Since I spent the first half of my childhood near where the novel took place, it was almost like a trip down memory lane. The characters are well-developed and believable, especially the heroine Carrie. She is a good person who works hard but still has some realistic human flaws. She is a pessimist and irritated by her father's unfulfilled dreams, and she continues to be irritated as a local farmhand, Matt, seems to share in her father's dreams. This novel is a beautiful story of personal spiritual growth, which the author manages to convey without being overly preachy. I appreciated this novel and thought it was very nicely done.

Good, easy reading

The writing was easy to follow and interesting. I thought it was a quick and enjoyable read and I would recommend it.